Orlando Bloom Has Malibu Meet And Greet With ... Sharks?

MALIBU, CA — This shark couldn't get enough of Orlando Bloom.

Photographer Carlos Guana captured Orlando Bloom's shark encounter a couple weeks ago, which got massive media attention after Bloom posted it to Instagram.

Guana posted a video Sunday explaining Bloom's daring paddle board adventure.

Guana, known as "The Malibu Artist," said Bloom approached him as he was getting in the water and asked if there were sharks in the area. Guana, who always tries to inform swimmers about shark activity in the area, told Bloom he would know there was a shark nearby when Guana's drone started to fly near the water.

In the video, you can see a shark approach Bloom, who takes a couple moments to realize the shark is so close. After hanging around for a moment, the shark starts to swim away, only to circle back and check Bloom out for a little longer — understandable.

"The interesting thing to observe is how the sharks often seem to just curiously hang around. In this encounter, the shark kept turning back toward Bloom, and he did exactly as he should do by keeping the shark in front of him," Guana said in his video.

Guana said he has captured tons of shark encounters and has yet to see an attack.

According to the state, there have only been 121 fatal or injury-causing shark encounters since 1950. In comparison, humans worldwide kill around 100 million sharks each year, according to American Oceans.

Guana said that he hopes Bloom's encounter helps raise awareness about sharks in Southern California.

"Hopefully encounters like this serve to show that these sharks are truly misunderstood. Wild shark attacks are rare worldwide," Guana said in the video. "Education is paramount to how, when and where you enter the water.